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Zhoushi language is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_languages Slavic language] out of [[Kento-Poylash languages|Kento-Polyash language group]], which is a official language of [[Zhousheng]] and a official federal language in [[Mustelaria]] along with Belgorian and Neo-Mustelarian
Zhoushi language is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_languages Slavic language] out of [[Kento-Poylash languages|Kento-Polyash language group]], which is a official language of [[Zhousheng]] and a official federal language in [[Mustelaria]] along with Belgorian and Neo-Mustelarian
===Introduction===
The language has a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_languages slavic root and grammar], however, unlike other slavic languages, has 8 grammatical cases (other have 7 or 6). Also, there are about 700 Zhengian words in present day Zhoushi language, they are declined using Bogmian grammar. Old Zhengian, having been descendant out of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austroasiatic_languages Prei-Phnom languages], was slowly assimilated into Slavic grammar, having transformed into Slavic Zhengian. Because of the Zhengian accents profilerating, Zhoushi language has 40 unique phonemes, 2 of which are exclusive to Zhoushi language (those are voiced and voiceless Ꝛ).
===Alphabet===
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="2"|Official Zhoushi alphabet
! Latinised Zhoushi alphabet
! IPA Symbol
! Example of a english word with the sound
|-
| 1
| A a
| A a
| /a/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PR-open_front_unrounded_vowel.ogg '''A'''fter]
|-
| 2
| B b
| B b
| /b/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiced_bilabial_plosive.ogg La'''b'''el]
|-
| 3
| C c
| C c
| /t͡s/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiceless_alveolar_sibilant_affricate.oga '''C'''icada]
|-
| 4
| Ч ч
| Č č
| /t͡ʃ/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiceless_palato-alveolar_affricate.ogg '''Ch'''eck]
|-
| 5
| D d
| D d
| /d/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiced_alveolar_plosive.ogg '''D'''one]
|-
| 6
| Đ đ
| Ď ď
| /ɟ/
| ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiced_palatal_plosive.ogg Voiced palatal plosive (not in english)]''
|-
| 7
| Ƌ ƌ
| D́ d́
| /d͡z/
| ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiced_alveolar_sibilant_affricate.oga Voiced alveolar affricate (not in english)]''
|-
| 8
| E e
| E e
| /ɛ/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Open-mid_front_unrounded_vowel.ogg B'''e'''d (General American accent)]
|-
| 9
| Є є
| Ě ě
| /e/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Close-mid_front_unrounded_vowel.ogg B'''e'''d (Australian accent)]
|-
| 10
| F f
| F f
| /f/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiceless_labiodental_fricative.ogg '''F'''ine]
|-
| 11
| G g
| G g
| /g/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiced_velar_plosive_02.ogg '''G'''ame]
|-
| 12
| Г г
| Ǧ ǧ
| /d͡ʒ/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiced_palato-alveolar_affricate.ogg '''J'''am]
|-
| 13
| H h
| H h
| /h/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiceless_glottal_fricative.ogg '''H'''ello]
|-
| 14
| Ȝ ȝ
| Ȟ ȟ
| /ɣ/ /x/
| Velar fricative (not in english: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiceless_velar_fricative.ogg Voiceless], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiced_velar_fricative.ogg Voiced])
|-
| 15
| I i
| I i
| /i/ /ɪ/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Close_front_unrounded_vowel.ogg Fr'''ee'''] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Near-close_near-front_unrounded_vowel.ogg B'''i'''t (General American)]
|-
| 16
| J j
| J j
| /j/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Palatal_approximant.ogg '''Y'''ou]
|-
| 17
| K k
| K k
| /k/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiceless_velar_plosive.ogg '''K'''ey]
|-
| 18
| L l
| L l
| /l/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alveolar_lateral_approximant.ogg '''L'''ater]
|-
| 19
| Λ λ
| Ľ ľ
| /ȴ/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Palatal_lateral_approximant.ogg Mi'''lli'''on]
|-
| 20
| M m
| M m
| /m/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bilabial_nasal.ogg '''M'''other]
|-
| 21
| N n
| N n
| /n/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alveolar_nasal.ogg Mo'''n'''th]
|-
| 22
| Ƞ ƞ
| Ň ň
| /ɲ/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Palatal_nasal.ogg '''N'''ew]
|-
| 23
| O o
| O o
| /o/ /ɔ/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Close-mid_back_rounded_vowel.ogg Y'''aw'''n] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PR-open-mid_back_rounded_vowel.ogg N'''o'''t]
|-
| 24
| Ө ө
| Ǒ ǒ
| /u͡o/
| ''Not in english. Examples is for example Ô''
|-
| 25
| P p
| P p
| /p/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiceless_bilabial_plosive.ogg '''P'''lay]
|-
| 26
| Q q
| Q q
| /k͡v/
| A bigram of /k/ and /v/, for example in '''Q'''uestion
|-
| 27
| R r
| R r
| /r/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alveolar_trill.ogg B'''r'''ight]
|-
| 28
| Ꝛ ꝛ
| Ř ř
| /r̝/ /r̝̊/
| ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Raised_alveolar_non-sonorant_trill.ogg Voiced and voiceless alveolar fricative trills (not in english)]''
|-
| 29
| S s
| S s
| /s/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiceless_alveolar_sibilant.ogg '''S'''urprise]
|-
| 30
| Ш ш
| Š š
| /ʃ/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiceless_palato-alveolar_sibilant.ogg '''Sh'''ow]
|-
| 31
| T t
| T t
| /t/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiceless_alveolar_plosive.ogg '''T'''ime]
|-
| 32
| Ꞇ ꞇ
| Ť ť
| /c/
| ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiceless_palatal_plosive.ogg Voiceless palatal plosive (not in english)]''
|-
| 33
| Þ þ
| T́ t́
| /ð/ /θ/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiced_dental_fricative.ogg '''Th'''is] / [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiceless_dental_fricative.ogg '''Th'''in]
|-
| 34
| U u
| U u
| /u/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_back_rounded_vowel B'''oo'''t]
|-
| 35
| V v
| V v
| /v/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiced_labiodental_fricative.ogg '''V'''al'''v'''e]
|-
| 36
| Ƿ ƿ
| W w
| /w/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiced_labio-velar_approximant '''W'''eep]
|-
| 37
| X x
| X x
| /k͡s/
| A bigram of [k] and [s], for example in Ma'''x'''imal
|-
| 38
| Y y
| Y y
| /ɨ/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Close_central_unrounded_vowel.ogg L'''i'''p (London accent)]
|-
| 39
| Z z
| Z z
| /z/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiced_alveolar_sibilant.ogg '''Z'''OO]
|-
| 40
| З з
| Ž ž
| /ʒ/
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voiced_palato-alveolar_sibilant.ogg Plea'''s'''ure]
|}
Zhoushi, although not officially using it, sometimes uses lenghtened marks for vowels and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllabic_consonant syllabic consonants]. Those symbols were used in some historical transcripts, but were eventually faded in pre-1950's unification proposals and didn't make it into the official grammar:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! N
! Official Zhoushi alphabet
! Latinised Zhoushi alphabet
! IPA Symbol
! Example of a english word with the sound
|-
| 1x
| Ꜳ ꜳ
| Á á
| /aː/
| '''A'''sk
|-
| 2x
| Ѥ ѥ
| É é
| /ɛː/
| '''Ai'''r
|-
| 3x
| Э э
| È è
| /eː/
| ''Not in english''
|-
| 4x
| I i
| Í í
| /iː/ /ɪː/
| Wh'''ee'''l
|-
| 5x
| Ł ł
| Ĺ ĺ
| /l̩/
| ''Not in english''
|-
| 6x
| Л л
| L̀ l̀
| /ȴ̩/
| ''Not in english''
|-
| 7x
| Ꝏ ꝏ
| Ó ó
| /oː/ /ɔː/
| ''Not in english''
|-
| 8x
| Ꝋ ꝋ
| Ò ò
| /u͡oː/
| ''Not in english''
|-
| 9x
| Ԗ ԗ
| Ŕ ŕ
| /r̩/
| ''Not in english''
|-
| 10x
| Ɯ ɯ
| Ú ú
| /uː/
| D'''oo'''m
|-
| 11x
| Ү ү
| Ý ý
| /ɨː/
| ''Not in english''
|}

Revision as of 16:29, 21 December 2020

Zhoushi language
Neo-Bogmian, Bogmo-Zhengian
Зөшinчina
Pronunciation/ʒu͡oʃɪnt͡ʃina/
Native to Mustelaria
└→ Zhousheng
RegionSlavic Belt in Thuadia
EthnicityZhoushi Slavs
Native speakers
L1: 110,985,000
L2: 12,532,000
FL: 7,230,000
Standard forms
Great Corpus of the New Zhoushi language
Dialects
  • Central Bogmian
  • Bogmo-Zhengian
  • Zhengian
  • Transmountain
  • Haldenian
  • Mosterec Bogmian
  • Louzen-Bogmian
  • Velpan-Bogmian
Modified Latin alphabet
Official status
Official language in
 Mustelaria
└→ Zhousheng
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-1ZS
ISO 639-2ZSG
ISO 639-3ZSG
ZhoushiLangMap.png
Distribution of the language
  Absolute majority
  >30% of native speakers
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Zhoushi language is a Slavic language out of Kento-Polyash language group, which is a official language of Zhousheng and a official federal language in Mustelaria along with Belgorian and Neo-Mustelarian

Introduction

The language has a slavic root and grammar, however, unlike other slavic languages, has 8 grammatical cases (other have 7 or 6). Also, there are about 700 Zhengian words in present day Zhoushi language, they are declined using Bogmian grammar. Old Zhengian, having been descendant out of Prei-Phnom languages, was slowly assimilated into Slavic grammar, having transformed into Slavic Zhengian. Because of the Zhengian accents profilerating, Zhoushi language has 40 unique phonemes, 2 of which are exclusive to Zhoushi language (those are voiced and voiceless Ꝛ).

Alphabet

Official Zhoushi alphabet Latinised Zhoushi alphabet IPA Symbol Example of a english word with the sound
1 A a A a /a/ After
2 B b B b /b/ Label
3 C c C c /t͡s/ Cicada
4 Ч ч Č č /t͡ʃ/ Check
5 D d D d /d/ Done
6 Đ đ Ď ď /ɟ/ Voiced palatal plosive (not in english)
7 Ƌ ƌ D́ d́ /d͡z/ Voiced alveolar affricate (not in english)
8 E e E e /ɛ/ Bed (General American accent)
9 Є є Ě ě /e/ Bed (Australian accent)
10 F f F f /f/ Fine
11 G g G g /g/ Game
12 Г г Ǧ ǧ /d͡ʒ/ Jam
13 H h H h /h/ Hello
14 Ȝ ȝ Ȟ ȟ /ɣ/ /x/ Velar fricative (not in english: Voiceless, Voiced)
15 I i I i /i/ /ɪ/ Free / Bit (General American)
16 J j J j /j/ You
17 K k K k /k/ Key
18 L l L l /l/ Later
19 Λ λ Ľ ľ /ȴ/ Million
20 M m M m /m/ Mother
21 N n N n /n/ Month
22 Ƞ ƞ Ň ň /ɲ/ New
23 O o O o /o/ /ɔ/ Yawn / Not
24 Ө ө Ǒ ǒ /u͡o/ Not in english. Examples is for example Ô
25 P p P p /p/ Play
26 Q q Q q /k͡v/ A bigram of /k/ and /v/, for example in Question
27 R r R r /r/ Bright
28 Ꝛ ꝛ Ř ř /r̝/ /r̝̊/ Voiced and voiceless alveolar fricative trills (not in english)
29 S s S s /s/ Surprise
30 Ш ш Š š /ʃ/ Show
31 T t T t /t/ Time
32 Ꞇ ꞇ Ť ť /c/ Voiceless palatal plosive (not in english)
33 Þ þ T́ t́ /ð/ /θ/ This / Thin
34 U u U u /u/ Boot
35 V v V v /v/ Valve
36 Ƿ ƿ W w /w/ Weep
37 X x X x /k͡s/ A bigram of [k] and [s], for example in Maximal
38 Y y Y y /ɨ/ Lip (London accent)
39 Z z Z z /z/ ZOO
40 З з Ž ž /ʒ/ Pleasure

Zhoushi, although not officially using it, sometimes uses lenghtened marks for vowels and syllabic consonants. Those symbols were used in some historical transcripts, but were eventually faded in pre-1950's unification proposals and didn't make it into the official grammar:

N Official Zhoushi alphabet Latinised Zhoushi alphabet IPA Symbol Example of a english word with the sound
1x Ꜳ ꜳ Á á /aː/ Ask
2x Ѥ ѥ É é /ɛː/ Air
3x Э э È è /eː/ Not in english
4x I i Í í /iː/ /ɪː/ Wheel
5x Ł ł Ĺ ĺ /l̩/ Not in english
6x Л л L̀ l̀ /ȴ̩/ Not in english
7x Ꝏ ꝏ Ó ó /oː/ /ɔː/ Not in english
8x Ꝋ ꝋ Ò ò /u͡oː/ Not in english
9x Ԗ ԗ Ŕ ŕ /r̩/ Not in english
10x Ɯ ɯ Ú ú /uː/ Doom
11x Ү ү Ý ý /ɨː/ Not in english
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